For Wheeltop you might actually want to go through their own store. They announced a couple of months back, that going forward, they will only deal with warranty claims for purchases that were made with them directly. I am not sure if that means groupsets bought from other stores will not have any warranty at all or "just" means you have to claim it with the particular store where you bought it from. Might wanna search this forum for more info as I did not follow their groupset closely.

For better or worse I bought this through the Weko Lin store on Ali, who has in bold letters they are an authorized dealer.  With coupons and cashback (topcashback had a killer 20% back deal going) I think my total will be about $390 shipped on the rim brake version.  $200 off was too much to ignore there.  Hopefully won't need the warranty service.

Did you also notice that he put tape around the storage box? That is not a good sign, right? Or it is just out of precaution...

Mine doesn't rattle.  I do have it full, though.

You got your rear GP5000 in the wrong rollin rotation
just you know

Lol, oh no.  I might average 15.97mph instead of 16. 

 

Loaded up.

Stunning! Think I want the same color, do you have more pictures for me?

I don't have any more, but it's the same color as this road bike on their site:

https://tideacebike.com/collections/road-bike-frame/products/fm-cr068-aerodynamic-road-racing-bike-frame

How long did it from placing the order to receiving the frame?

3 weeks on the nose for me.  Like I mentioned above, though, somehow the frame got from Hong Kong to me (Alabama) in like 2 days.  Ridiculous and I must have had a fairy riding along for that to happen.  I think the other guys in here also experienced about 3 weeks to get to shipping.

Finished the build.  Or at least a preliminary stop gap until I decide how high I want the bars - they'll come down a bit, just not sure how much.  This bike is designed as a do all long haul road/gravel bike - definitely not getting this anywhere near as low as my S5 roadie.  I'm going to plan a day to move the bars down a bit to get to where I want and then do a final cut.  This came in at 9.05kg, which isn't bad considering that I'm using lower end components and wheels than Osh or Gloss.  Equipment:

GRX600 2x mechanical
4iii powermeter
HED Emporia GA rims
32mm GP5000s
FSA Adventure bars (heavy, but not a fan of lots of flare)
Redshift stem
Praxis T47 IB bottom bracket

With 43mm gravelkings it's more like 9.2kgs - damn tires are heavy.  There is tons of room in this frame for more.  2.1" should not be a problem if one can live with .25" of clearance to the frame.  Everything seems spot on except the brakes, which I'm having a bear of a time getting centered.  They just seem to barely rub - still mucking with them (Edit:  I think I got them worked).  Everything else went together well.  This is a semi internal routing setup, so I used all of the headset pieces sent with it.  Loads of fun wrangling with four wires through the frame, but it did go together and the pass through cap seems to work fine.  Powermeter has plenty of space - no worries there.  Not sure I like the bar tape, but it'll do for now.

Also, the downtube compartment and tool bag rock.  It's got a nice set of tools/supplies in it and it fits fine.  It also doubles as a big hold down for the cables going through, so no rattle evident at all.

Mine just came in.  Color 55 - lots of blue and purple.  It was dusk during picture time, so didn't show it off very well.  It took right at 3 weeks for them to produce the frame.  Eddy must be married to the UPS guy's sister or something.  Picked up in Hong Kong yesterday and delivered to Alabama today.  A day and a half delivery - HFS.

Gave it a good lookover.  Paint job is super clean.  Top headset is a bit tight, but the bearing does go in.  Seatpost may be too slick, though I did clamp it and it seems to be very solid.  Not sure if I want a zero offset post anyway, so may put my old one in.  It is indeed about 1" longer than a Carbonda 696 small - I was terribly squeezed on that frame (which is kind of a shame, it is a solid frame).

Weights:

Frame - 1265g (no bolts, with derailleur hangar)
Fork - 425g uncut, no bolts
Seatpost - 164g

For shits and giggles I weighed all the bolts - 76g.  Most of those will be replaced with plastic screws.  Frame spec is 1150g +-50 unpainted, so 1238 painted (no bolts, no hangar) passes the smell test.  It isn't a super light frame, but that isn't its purpose.  The door is 70g all by itself, so a bit heavy.  But that's the bling on this frame, so totally worth it.

It does look like it has plenty of clearance on the non-drive side for a 4iii powermeter.  That's what I was most worried about.

The headset provided is 4 piece - no crown race.  That doesn't seem right - what did everyone else get?